Program

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

VIII^th VAPES Conference “DIABETES, OBESITY AND RARE ENDOCRINE DISEASES”, VARNA, APRIL 3^rd - 5^th, 2025

The event is endorsed by Endo-ERN

03.04.2025:

Arrival and accommodation (St. Constantin and Helena, Varna).

14:00 – 17:00 h - Nurses and allied health professionals’ session (in Bulgarian).

HOW DO I?

MODERATORS: Vilhelm Mladenov (Varna) and Irina Halvadzhiyan (Pleven)

17:00 – 17:30 h - MANAGE PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES IN A NEWLY DIAGNOSED CHILD WITH DSD. Arianne Dessens, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

17:30 – 18:00 h - McCUNE-ALBRIGHT SYNDROME. Alison Boyce, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, on-line.

18:00 – 18:30 h - MANAGE THE ESTRADIOL REPLACEMENT THERAPY IN GIRLS WITH TURNER SYNDROME. Aneta Gawlik, Katowice, Poland

18:30 - 18:40 h - Questions to the speakers and discussion

18:40 - 19:10 h - Scientific lecture

19:10 - 19:30 h - Scientific lecture

19:30 – 20:00 h – Scientific lecture

20:00 – Dinner

04.04.2025:

08.00 – 08.20 h - Scientific lecture

08.25 - 08.30 h – Official opening.

I^st session.

08.30 – 10.30 h – CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES (SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS, TECHNOLOGY AND DIABETES). Endorsed by ISPAD.

MODERATORS: Margarita Arshinkova (Sofia) and Yulia Bazdarska (Varna)

08.30 – 09.15 h – LESSONS FROM GENETIC STUDIES IN EARLY-ONSET AUTOIMMUNE DIABETES. Matthew Johnson, Diabetes Genes, Exeter, UK

09.15 – 09.35 h – EARLY CAREER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH “JENIOUS” MEMBERSHIP. Maja Raicevic, ISPAD Jenious, Podgorica, Montenegro

09.35 – 10.20 h – ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR TODDLERS,CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH DIABETES. Natasa Bratina, Ljubljana, Slovenia, on-line.

 

10:20 – 10:30 h – Questions to the speakers and discussion

10:30 – 11:00 h – Coffee break

II^nd session.

11:00 - 13:00 h – GROWTH AND ADRENALS

MODERATORS: Natasha Yaneva (Sofia) and Tsvetelina Tsvetanova (Plovdiv)

11:00 – 11:45 h – CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA. Hedi Claahsen-van der Grinten, Niemegen, The Netherlands

11:45 – 12:30 h – DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CONGENITAL HYPOPITUITARISM. Paul van Trotsenburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

12:30 – 13:15 h – TOTAL AND BIOACTIVE IGF-I DURING GH THERAPY IN SHORT CHILDREN. Anders Juul, Copenhagen, Denmark

13:15 - 13:25 h – Questions to the speakers and discussion

13:25 – 13:45 h – Scientific lecture

13:45 – 14:30 h – Lunch break.

III^rd session.

14:30 – 16:00 h – VASOPRESSIN AND BONES.

MODERATORS: Veselin Boyadzhiev (Varna) and Zdravka Todorova (Sofia)

14.30 – 15.15 h – VASOPRESSIN DEFICIENCY – A CHALLENGING MANAGEMENT. Mohamad Maghnie, Genova, Italy, on-line.

15:15 – 15.45 h – OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA – CURRENT TREATMENT. Paul Arundel, Sheffield, UK, on-line.

15:45 – 16:00 h – Questions to the speakers and discussion

16:00 – 17:00 h – Coffee break and Poster tour

IV^th session.

17:00 – 18.00 h – YOUNG ENDOCRINOLOGISTS SESSION (FREE COMMUNICATIONS).

MODERATORS: Iva Stoeva (Sofia) and Tsvetelina Tsvetanova (Plovdiv)

18:00 – 18.15 h – Q&A, discussion

18.15 – 18.45 h – Scientific lecture

18.45 – 19.15 h – Scientific lecture

20.00 h – Dinner.

05.04.2025:

08.30 – 09.00 h - Scientific lecture

09.00 – 09.20 h - Scientific lecture

V^th session.

09.20 – 11.00 h – SGA & OBESITY SESSION

MODERATORS: Maya Konstantinova (Sofia) and Violeta Iotova (Varna)

09.20 – 10.05 h – CHILDHOOD OBESITY. Dinesh Giri, Bristol, UK

10.05 – 10.50 h – OBESITY, INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH DATA. Odysseas Androutsos, Thessaloniki, Greece

10.50 – 11.00 h – Questions to the speakers and discussion

11.00 – 11.30 h – Coffee break

VI^th session.

11.30 – 13.10 h – VARIA

MODERATORS: Sonya Galcheva (Varna) and Radka Savova (Sofia)

11.30 – 12.15 h – CONGENITAL HYPERINSULINISM: LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. Antonia Dastamani, GOSH, London, UK

12.15 – 12.30 h – Questions to the speaker and discussion

12.30 – 14.00 h – Lunch and departures.

Parallel lay public lecture on April, 4th:

Ingunn Westerheim, Osteogenesis Imperfecta Federation Europe (OIFE) President